I have a small 3 PC wireless home network that is WPA encrypted and router
based. As a software firewall I have used Zone Alarm free for years (with
XPs firewall turned off), but lately it has been playing havoc with my
internet access causing intermittent loss of internet access ...

First ~ this site is way better that some of the other sites i have used.
I run windows xp home edition.
how can i tell if i'm signed in as administrator on my computer?
Under user accounts i have 2 different ones but it does not show if i'm

We are a small company with 9 computers sharing the internet through a DSL
router.  All the computers are running Windows XP-Pro SP2 and are connected
in a simple network.
One of the computers is acting as the mail and file server by having a user

Is there a loggon, loggof script on Computer level, not user level in GPO?
I need a script to run if any person logs on to a specific computer in the
domain

If you choose a user profile and decide to hide C: drive, the program
automatically blocks access to My Documents and any folder on Desktop.
If you’re asking me, it seems like a bug to me.
The program should only hide C: drive from My Computer to restricted user

I know this has been posted 100 times, but no one has shown an easy
fix.
"The software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing to
verify it's compatibility with Windows XP"

so hopefully this isnt a new one... i uninstalled symantec norton antivirus
2006 (i know, i should have done it months ago), but now when i go to control
panel -> security center, firewall still shows 'norton internet worm
protection is currently on' and virus protection says ...

Stiil looking for a way to change administrator password using a different
user. Tried the one way that somebody asked but it didn't work. Was there
something wrong the way I did it? Explain how to do it again. Tanks

i'm keen to know if there's a policy or a group of policies to simulate
DeepFreeze2000XP Pro from HyperTechnologies!
if such policy does not exist or can't be done manually, can i restict any
software from being run or installed on a computer except the ones that

I have a problem. Our network is overloaded with spyware. We use some
local anti-spam solution that we have on client machines. But current
tendency leads us to realize that such a solution is not effective. We
are searching for a  solution that would allow us to protect all our

I was referred to the following instructions, and they appear to be on the
right track
http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/99827b56-216a-475b-a7e9-8
4c8d4c749de1033.mspx?mfr=true
But i get "The wizard cannot be started because it failed to contact the

How and where do i go to update my virus signatures? This is for McAphee
Security?

My friend says that he never had to log on to his computer when he turned it
on, that Windows XP would automatically take him into his computer.  Now, his
account comes up (only one on the computer) and he has an extra step of
clicking on the account.  Is there a way to bypass ...

I have added a computer to a small P2P network under XP_Pro - but cannot
access it at all. Simple file shareing is enabled, as is the Guest user.  How
can I fix this problem. I believe there is a command line routine which can
reset all permissions - but I don't know it.  Help ...

Maybe, my firewall from Win XP SP2 has been burnt down or the wall must've
collapsed. I'm not sure. But, when I click on "Firewall" in "Control Panel"
it says "Due to an unidentified prob, windows cannot display windows firewall
settings". Even "Admin" mode didn't help. I've only ...